Hair waving device



Sept. 4, 1951 v F. KEMP 2-,566,727

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Spt. 4, 1951 F. KEMP HAIR WAVING DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan; 27,1948 F rank/in Kemp INVENTOR. BY zwdoa patente& Sept. 4, 1951 VVVIN GDEVICE' Franklin'Kemp, Wesl'eyvflle, Baz

A'pplicatin J'anuary 27, 12148; SeriztINtn` 4,639

This 'invention rei'ates to devices for Wavinghair. on the.. human head,and particularly" to an' improved hairwaving' d'evice of the" type'employing an exothermic' heating` element'.

' The primary object of" the present'inventi'on is" ti: provide a: hair'Waving device' of" the abovementibned'type' which' is simple inconstruction; convenient' tense; and eicientin use.

A: further-object" isto'provide" a device of the' above* i 'ind'emb'odying a casinghaving' a lower crlin chamber and an` upper' hot'vapor' gener atihg chamber, and" simple means to* center' the' heatingelement; in the' heat generating' cha-mber and to conduct the' hot'vapors from the iatter' chamberto'the'curiing'chamber.

Another' object" is` to' provide' a d'evce' of" the abovekind' in'which* a" heat sh''eld: for clamping' the hair' adjacent the' scaip*forms' a' removable bottom' for* the curli'ng chamber.

The' exact'nature' of-the present inventio'n. as

well" as* other* obj'ects' and features" thereof; wiii` become apparentfrom the' foliowing'description Figure 3 is a horizontal section takenon the Enea -&of Figura-1,

Figure* 4 isan' end eievation' looking towards the right of-Figure- 1,

Figura 5 is a central-vertical transversesection taken on theline-oLFigurek,

Figure 6 is a central vertical longitudinal section taken on the line ofFigur-e 4,

Figura"? is a perspectiveview of the heating element;

Figure 8* isa perspective View of 'the shield and curler in assembledrelation,

Figure 9 is a perspective view showing how the shield is appiied to alock of hair,

Figure 10 is a perspective view of a woman's head, iliustrating themanner of attaching and using a plurality of the present devices inwaving the hair.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the illustrated embodiment of theinvention includes a casing constructed of durable heat-insuiatingmaterial to provide a lower horizontaily elongated portion 5 whoseinterior forms a, curling chamber a, and a vertical cylindrical upperportion 6 disposed intermediate the ends of portion 5 and whoseinteriorforms a heat or hot vapor generating chamber b.

3 Cl'ams. (Cl. 132-363' The portion 5 com'prises* a' holiow* open bodv'fand' a heatshieid 8` which ci'amps the hair adin cent` the scai'p" andforms? a removable bottom closurefbr'the body* 1.

The'porton 6 includes an' open` top bo'dy' 9 in tegral with' the body*T, and a; cover' sectionn hi'nged at' one' side, as'a't IF', tothe body'and engagedfatits opposite" side a" catch- !2 so* as` to be releasablyheld' in' closed position; The:- shield* 8" is removabiy* held' m placeby spring?- pres sed catches l3" pivote'd at" M to" the-ends of" body=`1and" engagingj keepers [5 at the endso'f the shield. suitable g'askets*!6 and IT provide ai'r'tight` joints between' theparts'- 1-'` and@ andthe* partse an'd' I'll', respectively Theshield 8' comprisesrclampingplateswand !ti` provided on their 'ad'j acent edg'eswith* yie'ld ablejaws 20 and' 2`l, the-letter beingiacked by"- pressure-equaiizing`levers 22; Ait' o'n'eend; the premte` H) carres a' bar' 2`-3` to whichthe" adjacent ends' of pia'te !8 is hinge'd at'2`4', and whichc'arre's'one of the keepersl'5. Another' bar 25 15 hi'ngeci at one' endas'at' 26) to" the otherend' of plate IS* and hasa catch zTpivoted o'ri'itsothe end' for' engagement with` the other end of" pi'ate lsto"re1easab1"y` secure the piates l 8` and l9` to gether with the lockof hair gripped therehetweenas shown in Figure 5 and generail'ywellknown in the art. Fixed to and* rising';` from' thepiate IB' arerigidpawis z's' the purpos'e of which will 'be' presentlydescribedi The"present device' also includes a curlr* 2-9* a'dpted to' have aibcl'of'hair 'wound' thereo'r-and provided* with" the usua clamping lve'r' 30;The:

enl'arged circular" ends- 31' of" the curier` have" ratchet teeth 32'cut in the peribhe'r-ies ther'e'o'fl` which'` teeth are adapted to beengaged* by the hair: may b'e wound thereon, as usual' and winding of thhair is prevented by engagement of pawls 28 with the teeth 32 of thecurler. At one end. the curier 29 has a polygonal socket 33 forreception of the polygonal shank of a key used to turn the curler. i

A vertical tubular post 34 is rigid with the top of the body 'I andprojects into chamber b centrally of the latter. This post provides apassage 35 which affords communication between the top of chamber b andtop of chamber a.

To generate heat by Chemical reaction, I provide an exothermic heatingelement 36 which is a cylindrical Cartridge having an axiai opening 31to snugly fit over the post 34, and which is of a size to leave a spacebetween the same and the side and top walls of the chamber b` whenplaced in the latter. As shown, the element 36 preferably consists of astrip of absorbent material 38 provided with a backing strip 39 andcontaining a suitable Chemical, such as calcium oxide, the strip 38 andits hacking strip 39 being wound in a roll or coil.

In using the present device, the shield 8 is opened andthe lock of hairhis introduced between the plates i& and I!) of said shield as shown inFigure 9. The free end of the lock of hair is then secured to the curler29 by lever 30, and' further, the hair is placed under tension and it isso held by the pawls 28 which are engaged with the ratchet teeth 32 ofthe curler so as to prevent retrograde turningjof the curler. The bodyis then placed over the curler and latched to the shield 8 by catches13. The element 36 is then dipped in fluid and placed chamber b,whereu'pon the cover n is .closed and'latched in closed position by thecatch l2. The'reaction resulting from the application of moisture to thecalcium oxide or the like generates sufficient hot vapors within thecasing chamber b to effect permanency of the wave, such vapors passingfrom chamber b to chamber a, through passage 35. At its ends, the' bodyT has small inclined vent openings 40 through which excess or spentvapors may escape from chamber L in a direction away from the scalp. Thevapors enter chamber a midway between its ends' and flow to the endsthereof, thereby supplying the greatest heat where mostneeded.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the-Construction,manner of use and advantages of the present invention will be readilyunderstood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. Modificationsand changes in details of Construction are contemplated, such as fairlyfall within the' spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. i

Having described the invention, what' is claimed as new is:

1. A hair Waving device comprising a casing having a lower horizontallyelongated portion whose interior forms a curlng chamber and a verticalcylindrical upper portion disposed intermediate the ends of said lowerportion and whose interior forms a heat generating chamber, said lowerportion comprising a hollovv open bottom body and a heat shield whichclamps the hair adjacent the scalp and forms a removable bottom closurefor said body, said upper portion including an open top body integralwith the first named body and a cover section for said open 4 top bodyprovided with means to secure the same in closed position, upstandingpawls carried by said shield, and a curler removably disposed in saidcurling chamber upon said shield, said curler having peripheral ratchetteeth at the ends thereof adapted to be engaged by said pawls forholding the curler against retrograde turning movement so as to maintaina lock of hair wound thereon under tension when passed through theshield, said casing having a, vertical tubular post within the heatgenerating chamber providing a passage for flow of heat from the heatgenerating chamber to the curling chamber intermediate the ends of thelatter, and an exothermic heating element disposed within the generatingchamber and fitted over said post.

2. The construction dened in claim 1, wherein the casing has outwardlyand upwardly inclined vents in the ends of the 'first named body for theescape of excess or spent heat vapor in, a direction away from thescalp.

3. A hair Waving device comprising a heat shield adapted to clamp on alock of hair adjacent the scalp, a hollow body closed at the bottom bysaid heat shield to form a curling chamber within said body, meansdetachably securing 'said body to said heat shield, an open top body.carried by the first named body and having a cover provided with meansfor latching the same in closed position to form a heat generatingchamber with in the second named body and said cover', means affordingcommunication between the top of the heat generating chamber and the topof the curling chamber intermediate the ends of the latter, and anexothermic heating element disposed in said heat generating chamber, themeans affording 'communication 'between the chambers comprising atubular post disposed centrally of the heat generating chamber, saidheating element having a central opening to snugly fit over said post.

-FRANKLIN REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record 'inthe file of this patent: r

UNITED STATES PATENTS France July 25, .1938

